Fernkloof Nature Reserve

Free, and no booking

Fernkloof Nature Reserve

Sixty kilometres of paths through fynbos above Hermanus. No charge.

35 minutes from the estate

Eighteen hundred hectares on the mountain behind Hermanus, with a network of paths from a twenty-minute stroll to a full day on the ridge, and a view over Walker Bay from most of it. Entry is free.

What to do there

  • The Fynbos Trail, if you have an hour
  • Up to the ridge, if you have a morning and the weather is settled
  • The visitor centre has the flowering list for the week

Worth knowing

  • Over fifteen hundred plant species have been recorded inside the reserve
  • There is no entry fee and no booking

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